CHICAGO, Illinois, April 10 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL ANNOUNCES SETTLEMENT WITH NORWEGIAN CRUISE LINE OVER BUSINESS PRACTICES DURING COVID-19 PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY * Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul announced a multistate settlement with Norwegian Cruise Line, specifically NCL Bahamas Ltd. (NCL), following an investigation of NCL's cancellation procedures and sales practices, which the attorneys general al more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, April 10 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Tong Announces Settlement with Norwegian Cruise Line Over COVID Cancellation Practices * Attorney General William Tong today joined the attorneys general of Illinois, Louisiana, Minnesota, North Carolina, Nevada, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah, and Wisconsin in announcing a settlement with Norwegian Cruise Line, specifically NCL Bahamas, Ltd., followin more PR

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Baldwin Urges Trump Admin to Immediately Address Avian Flu Outbreak, Support Farmers and Prevent Egg Price Increases * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) urged the Trump Administration to make good on its promise to address avian flu outbreaks and deliver much-needed support to Wisconsin farmers and their workers. Baldwin warns that without urgent action, egg prices coul more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, April 11 (TNSLrpt) -- Consumer Price Index, Chicago-Naperville-Elgin March 2026 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Midwest Region - April 10, 2026 * * * Area prices were up 0.7 percent over the past month, up 2.3 percent from a year ago * The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin area advanced 0.7 percent in March, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Assistant Commissioner for R more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, April 11 (TNSLrpt) -- Consumer Price Index, Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington Area March 2026 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Midwest Region - April 10, 2026 * * * Area prices were up 0.7 percent over the past two months, up 2.8 percent from a year ago * The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington area advanced 0.7 percent for the two months ending in March 2026, the U.S. Bureau of Labo more PR

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, April 11 (TNSLrpt) -- Consumer Price Index, Midwest Region March 2026 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Mountain-Plains Region - April 10, 2026 * * * Regional prices rose 0.9 percent in March, up 3.4 percent over the year * The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the Midwest Region advanced 0.9 percent in March, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported today. The energy index was up 9.2 percent, almost ent more PR

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release on April 10, 2026: * * * CAIR Calls for Resignation of Wisconsin Alderman Over Violent Anti-Muslim, Anti-Immigrant Comments The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called for the resignation of a Brookfield, Wisconsin, alderman following reports he allegedly posted violent anti-Muslim and anti-immigrant comments more PR

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, April 11 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on April 10, 2026, by economist Martha Njolomole: * * * Minnesota cannot wait to reform child care licensing This article originally appeared in the Duluth News Tribune (https://www.duluthnewstribune.com/opinion/columns/statewide-view-minnesota-cannot-wait-to-reform-child-care-licensing) on April 8, 2026, more PR

BROOKINGS, South Dakota, April 10 -- South Dakota State University posted the following news: * * * CHS CEO Jay Debertin to speak with SDSU students in industry leadership seminar * CHS Chief Executive Officer and President Jay Debertin will visit SDSU on April 24 to speak at the ECON 319 Seminar with Industry Leaders class. The class, led by Joseph Santos, professor and director of the Ness School of Management and Economics, invites students to participate in an open conversation with le more PR

NEW YORK, April 11 -- The Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation issued the following news release on April 10, 2026: * * * Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation awards $4.5M to top young scientists The Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation has named 13 new Damon Runyon Fellows, exceptional postdoctoral scientists conducting basic and translational cancer research in the laboratories of leading senior investigators. The prestigious, four-year Fellowship encourages the nation's most promi more PR

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- The Democratic National Committee posted the following news release on April 10, 2026: * * * IN THE STATES: Democrats Win and Overperform Across the Country While Trump Loses Support As His War of Choice In Iran Raises Costs On Tuesday, Judge Chris Taylor handily defeated her GOP-aligned opponent in the Wisconsin Supreme Court race, ensuring a liberal majority on the court through 2030. Taylor's victory comes one year after Elon Musk tried -- and failed -- to buy a sea more PR

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- The Democratic National Committee posted the following news release: * * * Judge Chris Taylor Wins Wisconsin Supreme Court Race, Ensuring Liberal Majority Through 2030 Tonight, Judge Chris Taylor handily beat her right-wing opponent in the Wisconsin Supreme Court race, securing a liberal majority on the court through 2030. With this victory, Wisconsinites have a majority on the court that is committed to protecting their reproductive rights, voting rights, and election  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- The U.S. Department of Education Inspector General issued the following audit report on February 17, 2026 entitled "U.S. Department of Education Office of Inspector General Semiannual Report to Congress, No. 91." Here is the Message from the Acting Inspector General: * * * On behalf of the U.S. Department of Education (Department) Office of Inspector General (OIG), I present this Semiannual Report on the activities and accomplishments of this office from April 1, 2025 more PR

MADISON, Wisconsin, April 11 -- FFRF Action Fund, an organization that says it develops and advocates for legislation, regulations and government programs to preserve the constitutional principle of separation between state and church, posted the following news on April 10, 2026: * * * 'Secularist' Tool lead singer backs state/church separation FFRF Action Fund honors Tool lead singer Maynard James Keenan as its "Secularist of the Week" for his recent remarks on the importance of state/church more PR

MADISON, Wisconsin, April 11 -- FFRF Action Fund, an organization that says it develops and advocates for legislation, regulations and government programs to preserve the constitutional principle of separation between state and church, posted the following news on April 10, 2026: * * * 'Theocratic' Fla. AG wants to use public dollars to fund religion The Florida attorney general is FFRF Action Fund's "Theocrat of the Week" for indicating that he will no longer enforce the state Constitution's more PR

SANTA BARBARA, California, April 10 [Category: Health Care] -- Direct Relief posted the following news: * * * Medications Depart for Nepal, 11 Other Countries This Week * Over the past week, Direct Relief dispatched 530 shipments of requested medical aid to 46 U.S. states and territories and 12 countries worldwide. The shipments contained 3 million defined daily doses of medication. Medications and supplies shipped this week included diabetes management supplies, specialty therapies, antib more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, April 10 -- The Reason Foundation issued the following commentary on April 9, 2026, by senior education policy analyst Jude Schwalbach: * * * Students with disabilities account for more than one in 10 open enrollment participants Senate Bill 101 would help New Hampshire's families by expanding public schooling options for all students, including those with disabilities. * A New Hampshire proposal would establish a universal open enrollment program across the state,  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 10 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R46961) on April 8, 2026, entitled "Social Security Coverage of State and Local Government Employees" by social policy analyst Zhe Li. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY Social Security is the single largest federal program in terms of the number of beneficiaries as well as budget. It pays cash benefits to over 70 million beneficiaries each month, and total benefit payments are more than $136  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 10 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R46961) on April 8, 2026, entitled "Social Security Coverage of State and Local Government Employees:" (Continued from Part 1 of 2) * * * Issues Surrounding Mandatory Coverage Proposals to mandate Social Security coverage for newly hired state and local government employees have been part of the Social Security policy debate for years. Such proposals draw strong support and opposition from  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- The U.S. Department of Education issued the following news release: * * * Victories for American Taxpayers: Exposing COVID-Era Fraud, Waste, and Abuse in Federal Education Programs * The Trump Administration continues to tackle fraud, waste, and abuse across federal elementary and secondary education and higher education programs that have squandered taxpayer dollars as part of the President's Task Force to Eliminate Fraud. The U.S. Department of Education (the Depart more PR